dialectal

Definition of dialectalnext

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Adjective
  • Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • One of the most practical tools Alexander gained from this classical Greek tradition was the Socratic method (or dialectic method).
    Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • Others include Legends of Wine, a tasting on the steps of the California Capitol featuring regional vintages, as well as the Grand Tasting, where local restaurants serve up small bites of their best offerings.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • There’s plenty of arts and culture, anchored by its regional performing arts venue, the Bankhead Theater, and the two movie theaters at either end of downtown.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.
    Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
  • Atton suggests defining alternative media according to their ability to generate nonstandard and subversive methods of creation, production, and distribution.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Or like Dante’s Divine Comedy, which was called that because it was written in the vernacular, not Latin, and which uses the structure of the Christian voyage of the soul to navigate a mid-life crisis.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The sound of motorbikes and cars fade as birds take over with their harmonies all around Nai Lert’s Thai vernacular style all-teak vacation home, built in 1915.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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